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Trump Unveils Plan for Triumphal ‘Independence Arch’ Opposite the Lincoln Memorial

The privately backed proposal has no public budget, schedule or approvals.

Overview

  • At a White House donor dinner, the president displayed renderings and small, medium and large models of the monument, with similar models previously seen on his Oval Office desk.
  • The proposed site is Memorial Circle on the Arlington, Virginia side of the Arlington Memorial Bridge, oriented toward the National Mall.
  • Harrison Design partner Nicolas Leo Charbonneau posted a matching watercolor rendering that Trump shared on social media.
  • Trump suggested leftover private donations from the new White House ballroom could help fund the arch, but he offered no overall cost or timeline.
  • The project is being floated for America250 and is widely nicknamed the “Arc de Trump,” while its formal name, permitting process, and permanence remain undecided.